Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites are SUPER EASY to make with no yeast and no waiting for the dough to rise. Just mix the dough, cut nuggets, dip in baking soda water and bake!
With the kids going back to school comes the question of what do I give them for an after school snack. One of my kid’s favorite snacks is pretzel bites and this recipe for two ingredient dough pretzel bites is SUPER easy to make.
How To Make Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites
Put self-rising flour and plain, fat-free Greek yogurt in the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
Mix at a low speed until combined.
Then, knead at a medium speed for about 3 minutes until a ball forms.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface.
Sprinkle the top with flour, knead a couple of times, and form the dough into a ball.
Cut the dough ball into four wedges.
Roll each piece of dough into a long rope and cut the ropes into small segments.
Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Then, Dip the dough segments into the baking soda mixture.
Place coated pretzel bites on a parchment-covered baking sheet.
Bake at 425˚F for 7-10 minutes, until golden brown.
Brush pretzel bites with melted butter.
Sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Recipe Tips
1) I can’t find self-rising flour. Can I make myself? For one cup of self-rising flour, whisk together one cup of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt, but remember that results may vary!
2) What brand of plain, nonfat Greek yogurt do you recommend? I always use Chobani or Fage. You can use whatever kind is available at your local grocery store, but some brands are more watery, so you’ll need to adjust accordingly.
3) Do I have to use plain, fat-free, Greek yogurt for this recipe? No, but your results may vary. You can try using fat-free, full fat, 2% or 5%, but you may need to add a different amount of flour or make changes in the baking time.
4) What should I do if my dough is too sticky? Knead in a little more flour at a time until it is workable.
5) Can I make these pretzel bites without a stand mixer? Yes! Stir the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt together until combined. Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
6) How can I make these two ingredient dough pretzel nuggets WITHOUT a dough hook? Use the paddle attachment on your mixer to combine the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt. Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
7) What can I use INSTEAD of pretzel salt? You can use another coarse salt like kosher or sea salt.
8) What other seasonings/toppings would you suggest? Try everything seasoning, garlic, parmesan, ranch or cinnamon sugar.
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Two Ingredient Dough Pretzel Bites
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon pretzel salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Put the self-rising flour and plain, nonfat Greek yogurt in the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
- Mix at a low speed until combined. Then, knead at a medium speed for about 3 minutes until a ball forms. If the dough is too sticky, add more self-rising flour a little at a time.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Sprinkle the top with flour, knead a couple of times, and form the dough into a ball. Cut the dough ball into four wedges.
- Roll each piece of dough into a long rope. Cut each rope into about 12 small segments.
- Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Dip the dough segments into the baking soda mixture. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake at 425˚F for 7-10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Brush pretzel bites with melted butter and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Barb says
Read the recipe ealier this week, and just made it. Nailed it! Do taste identical to soft pretzels, doubled the recipe, which equalled 2 full baking sheets. Dusted one sheet with salt other plain (hubby can’t have salt) Also don’t have a dough hook, used standard hand mixer at first just to blend ingredients then hand formed.
One small note, take caution when adding baking soda to boiling water is we used small pot and it boiled over at first.
Otherwise, so good. Thank you so much to post. Love good easy recipes.
Debbie Parkos says
I am on WW, my grand kids nor my husband is so I wanted to experiment with this two ingredient dough. I made the bread sticks however I split them down the middle and placed low fat hot dogs and made the 1 pt vegetarian chili to cover these with. Because they were only for me I did 1/3 of a cup of yogurt and 1/3 cup self rising flour. These were fabulous this way. We were in the Tuscon area last year and had a sonoran dog and my husband said hey these look like those. I will be using this recipe whenever I want bread of some sort.
Tonia says
That is a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing!
Chrissy says
I was skeptical that something this simple could be true, but I read the comments and decided to try it. I had regular whole milk yogurt on hand so that’s what I used, as well as making the self rising flour recipe you provided. It’s insane! They look and taste like pretzels. They’re fluffy and moist but have the firmness of a pretzel. Yum!! I had to add more flour as I was kneading and rolling and I used regular flour bc I didn’t make enough self rising, but it was easy to do and I was able to control the consistency of the dough. Thank you for this recipe!
Merica Clinkenbeard says
Has anyone tried it with an all purpose Gluten Free flour? If I do, should I add the ingredients listed to make as self rising flour?
Jor says
While I haven’t tried it I’ve been cooking with gluten free flours for years. You definitely want to aim for a gf flour like “pillsbury all purpose gf flour”. It’s available everywhere including Walmart. It contains sourgum flour and xanthum gum, ingredients essential for your pretzels to stick together. Otherwise just gluten-free almond or coconut or rice flour might simply fall apart. Best of luck!
Rachel Berube says
Hi Tonia. I made these with buttermilk and added dough as needed. They came out great! =)
Tonia says
Awesome! Thanks for stopping back to let us know that worked too! ~Tonia
Cyndy says
Rachel, Did you omit the yogurt? My son is allergic to all kinds of yogurt and I would love to make these. I’m guessing you substituted is that correct?
Lilhoos says
Unsure of how you determined 15g fat if you use fat free Greek yogurt and spray butter. – Am I missing something? Thanks these look and sound amazing and even non baker can make – thanks
Tonia says
I used real butter when I made this recipe. If you want to make a lighter version, you can try using spray butter as another reader suggested. That would change the nutrition facts. Enjoy! ~Tonia
Sharon says
Do you dip dough in hot soda water or cool it first?
Tonia says
Yes, I dip it in the hot soda water. It will cool as you go and that’s fine too. Enjoy! ~Tonia
Ally says
Hello,
I would like to try this recipe, but was wondering if it would work with whole milk yogurt (not whole milk Greek yogurt).
Thank you.
Tonia says
Hi Ally,
I think that most people use Greek yogurt because it has more protein and less sugar and carbs. Although I’ve never made this recipe with whole milk yogurt I think it would work just fine. I think you could also use a flavored yogurt if you were making something sweet with the dough. If you do give it a try, come back to let us know how it turned out!
Happy Baking!
~Tonia
Shirley says
I like my bread products with salt in them. Would adding even 1/2 tsp. salt change the consistency of this recipe? Don’t like bread doughy either. Thank you
Tonia says
Hi Shirley,
You can add 1/2 tsp of salt to the dough without it changing the consistency. For this recipe, you can slowly knead in more flour until it is the consistency that you like.
Happy Baking!
~Tonia
Lee-Anne says
So misleading…two ingredients my butt.
Tonia says
Hi Lee-Anne,
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and for your interest in my recipe. The recipe is for pretzel bites made from two-ingredient dough (as opposed to “two-ingredient pretzel bites” which is NOT what this recipe is). The DOUGH is indeed made with two ingredients: self-rising flour and greek yogurt. If you don’t have the extra ingredients to turn that dough into pretzel bites like the recipe suggests, you can still make bread bites by shaping and cutting the two-ingredient dough into nuggets and baking them. They won’t have that pretzel taste but they will still be delicious. Best of luck!
~Tonia
Kim says
ANYTHING. WW IS GOOD. ESECIALLY. SINCE IT IS PORTIONED
Kathy S says
Can I make these the day before I need them and keep them in an air tight container?
Tonia says
Yes, you can make them ahead of time. I store our leftovers in a container in the fridge. You can warm them up in the oven or even the microwave. Enjoy! ~Tonia
Rachael Shepherd says
I just made these for the first time and I’m afraid I’m hooked! I used spray butter and 0% fat yogurt to save on WW points and they turned out great! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
Tonia says
I’m happy to hear that you enjoyed them as much as we do! ~Tonia
Tracy says
These look fabulous. Thanks for the recipe! I can hardly wait to try!! I cannot believe that people can find a 2 ingredient recipe, and not figure out for themselves what to do. You have ALL of the bases covered in your “q & a” section!!👍 People, for the love of heaven, THINK FOR YOURSELVES!! If you’re not sure that an adjustment to the recipe will work out, TRY IT YOURSELF.😡
Leah says
I dont know how to leave a question, so will ask here
Why do you dip the dough in the water+baking soda?
Thanks
Tonia says
Hi Leah,
The baking soda/water solution gives the pretzels a nice brown crust and the flavor of soft pretzels. You can skip it if you want but the pretzels will taste like dinner rolls instead of pretzels.
Good luck!
~Tonia
Andrea says
These pretzel bites are AMAZING! My daughter and I made them and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. She said they were better than her favorite pretzel stand at the mall! Today, I am making another batch to take to a football game watching party. This time I’m sprinkling with sea salt and making a beer cheese dip to go with. Thanks for an awesome, easy, versatile, sure-to-be crowd pleaser!
Elisabeth Surdal says
These look scrumpcious! But we don’t have self raising flour here in Norway 🙁
Tonia says
Hi Elisabeth,
No worries! You can make your own. For one cup of self-rising flour, whisk together one cup of all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
~Tonia
Linda says
what can you sub for the greek yogurt?
Tonia says
Hi Linda,
I’ve never tried using anything besides greek yogurt. You could possibly use sour cream. Otherwise, I would suggest making my homemade soft pretzel nuggets https://www.thegunnysack.com/auntie-annes-inspired-soft-pretzel/
Best of luck!
~Tonia
Elizabeth says
How can we pre-make and freeze these?
Tonia says
Hi Elizabeth,
Bake the pretzel bites as the recipe instructs but don’t brush with butter or add the pretzel salt. Allow the pretzel bites to cool completely and then put them in an airtight container in the freezer.
When ready to use, remove from the freezer, bake at 425˚F for about 5 minutes until heated through. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with pretzel salt.
Happy Baking!
~Tonia
Tracy says
Premake, then put into freezer.
Laura says
Has anyone gotten this to work? The recipe as written does not make a ball just a goup
Tonia says
Hi Laura,
You got a ball of goop when you mixed together the self-rising flour (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) and plain Greek yogurt (1 cup)? I would suggest kneading in more self-rising flour, one tablespoon at a time until the dough reaches the right consistency. Let me know if you have any more questions!
~Tonia
Susan says
I had to knead in a LOT more flour. About another half of a cup!
Debbie says
Can a person substitute almond flour and baking powder for a low carb version?
mike says
I would think if you add the baking
Melinda says
Did you try it with Almond Flour?